diff --git a/content/notes/09-wireless-networking.md b/content/notes/09-wireless-networking.md index a1cc26097..49c1207e5 100644 --- a/content/notes/09-wireless-networking.md +++ b/content/notes/09-wireless-networking.md @@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ Ad Hoc mode Infrastructure mode ![](https://i.imgur.com/GuhlwVA.png) -> [!INFO] - +> [!INFO] AP includes services like DHCP and DNS +> eventually connects to wired network +> [!INFO] Infrasrtucture mode can have multiple APs connected together Basic terminology - AP: Access Point @@ -67,18 +68,25 @@ Basic terminology - The MAC address of an AP - ESSID: Extended Service Set Identifier - The name of the network +> [!INFO] if there is only on AP it is BSS +> if there are more than one AP it is ESS +> each AP in a ESS can have a different configuration Wireless Distribution System (WDS) - Backbone of multiple APs, and the inter-AP communication. Usually Ethernet, may be wireless. - 802.11F defines the Inter Access-Point Protocol (IAPP) +> [!INFO] used for ESS. connected APs togehter +> do handover, access control etc + Signal Strength - Signal Level: Strength of the received signal - Noise Level: Strength of the noise -- Link Quality: Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) +- Link Quality: Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) (10:1 is a good ratio) (1:1 is a bad ratio) - Transmit Power: How loud we speak - Receive Sensitivity: How well we can hear - Decibel: 10*log10(P/P0), which shows the ratio of power of one signal over another. +> [!INFO] Finding a Network - Passive scanning listens for AP beacons